Federal Way/Des moines Post 2886
A former National Commander of the VFW and past VFW State Commander in Washington State. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Rall was also the Regional Civil Defense Director and a retired Northeast District Court Judge. Born in Missoula, Montana, Ralls was reared in Wallace, Idaho. He graduated from Gonzaga University and the Gonzaga Law School where he was an All-American football player. Ralls was a former King County Deputy Prosecutor and Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor.
We help support veterans with the transition from active duty to civilian life. We help them learn about all the benefits they are entitled to once they leave active duty.
We raise money for veterans' assistance and advocacy support for veterans and their families. Several members serve on the Honor Guard at Tahoma National Cemetery each week. We help recruit candidates for The Voice of Democracy Scholarship and the Patriot’s Pen Program.
We man a booth at the Federal Way Farmers Market or the Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market.
The Voice of Democracy Scholarship
is a nationwide scholarship program sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). It is an audio essay contest for high school students (grades 9-12). Students compete by writing and recording an essay on an annual patriotic theme. The program provides more than $2 million in scholarships and incentives each year
Patriot’s Pen Program
Conducted nationwide, this VFW-sponsored youth essay competition allows students to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme. We invite you to join the more than 73,000 students who participated last year in this contest
